On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 6:30 PM, <Ayerspiano at aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 3/14/2010 7:23:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > ifixpiano at gmail.com writes: > > I now wear jeans, ALL the time, nice dress shirts but I don't have to >>> replace my pants so often or worry about staining them with the detris that >>> invariably comes out of an action cavity along with the action. >>> I've seen techs wear t-shirts & shorts, I'm not that relaxed, just >>> practical. If I'm likely to end up on someone's floor fixing or adjusting a >>> pedal, I may as well dress for it. >>> >> > Mike > > Same dress code here. All of my old jeans have the thighs worn out from > the under side of the keybed. I use that underside to help support my back > while tuning. > > T, Ayers > Highland NY > I do clean pianos, mostly grands, for a price, my 1 hour labor rate, I do the soundboard under the strings, under the plate, vacuum the bridges and tuning pins using a stiff brush for extra clean. I remove the action, vacuum it and the action cavity. I use my own vacuum, a little Crafstman 1Gal. shopvac and bring swiffer of varying sizes & types to get in all the crevices and tight places. Most of the time the cleaning is done during fall & winter appointments after the homes are closed up from spring & summer with windows being open. Mike -- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100315/56187ea0/attachment-0001.htm>
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